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TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Little Acuna -- who looks even younger than 11 -- gives a sweetly unaffected performance as the beleaguered child.
Goodbye Momo (A Dios Momo)
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- Uruguay
- 2005
- · 107m
Director
Leonardo Ricagni
Cast
Mathias Acuña,
Jorge Esmoris,
Washington «Canario» Luna
Genre
Drama
An 11-year-old street boy, Obdulio, who sells newspapers for a living but cannot read or write, finds a magical "Maestro" in the night watchman of the newspaper's office. Obdulio's charismatic mentor not only introduces him to the world of literacy but also teaches him the real meaning of life through the lyrics of the "Murgas" [Carnival Pierrots] during the magical nights of the irreverent and provocative Uruguayan Carnival.
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50
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
Sweet but not especially original.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden
A frequently charming, if ultimately slight, coming-of-age tale.
40
Variety by Robert Koehler
Nocturnal settings and musical interludes create their own kind of allure, but picture feels like an art film imitation, not an authentic art film itself.
30
Village Voice
Though Momo is dedicated to "the missing children and the children who are coming to save the world," the most provocative question it asks is whether, with its conspicuous product placement, the film was secretly backed by Coca-Cola.
30
Chicago Reader by Andrea Gronvall
Pretentious and dull, this Uruguayan exercise in magical realism takes place during the annual carnival in Montevideo.
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